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There's been a lot of talk about how legislation has moved slowly at the Statehouse over the last few months. But lawmakers may need to make some changes in the state's complicated campaign finance laws, after a ruling that corporations and unions may spend as much as they want to support or oppose political candidates. Political consultants Mark Weaver and Dale Butland share their thoughts on the ruling.
As the economy continues to limp along, the numbers of people living in poverty are continuing to rise. Nearly 14% of Ohioans live in poverty, and 1 in 6 Ohioans receive food stamps - compared to just one in 16 in 2002. Susan Ackerman from the Center for Community Solutions and Lisa Hamlar-Fugitt is the executive director of the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Food Banks talk about the costs of poverty and how the state can deal with them.
There's a striking new addition to the historic and powerful works of art at the Statehouse. It's a portrait of Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the African American general in the US Air Force. General Davis was from Ohio, and was one of the original members of a trailblazing group that helped bring integration to the military. The Tuskegee Airmen were launched in World War II, and were the first African Americans to fly combat aircraft. The fighter group was awarded 100 distinguished flying crosses and eventually the Congressional Gold Medal. A handful of Ohio Tuskegee Airmen, including Hilton Carter and Robert Peeples, came out in the snow to celebrate the portrait of General Davis, painted by Paul Tepper from the Columbus College of Art and Design.
As the economy continues to limp along, the numbers of people living in poverty are continuing to rise. Nearly 14% of Ohioans live in poverty, and 1 in 6 Ohioans receive food stamps - compared to just one in 16 in 2002. Susan Ackerman from the Center for Community Solutions and Lisa Hamlar-Fugitt is the executive director of the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Food Banks talk about the costs of poverty and how the state can deal with them.
There's a striking new addition to the historic and powerful works of art at the Statehouse. It's a portrait of Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the African American general in the US Air Force. General Davis was from Ohio, and was one of the original members of a trailblazing group that helped bring integration to the military. The Tuskegee Airmen were launched in World War II, and were the first African Americans to fly combat aircraft. The fighter group was awarded 100 distinguished flying crosses and eventually the Congressional Gold Medal. A handful of Ohio Tuskegee Airmen, including Hilton Carter and Robert Peeples, came out in the snow to celebrate the portrait of General Davis, painted by Paul Tepper from the Columbus College of Art and Design.
February 19, 2010